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	Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding by David F. Tolin, Randy O. Frost, Gail Steketee
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Product Details Binding Paperback Dewey Decimal Number 616.85227 EAN 9780195300581 ISBN 0195300580 Manufacturer Oxford University Press, USA Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 192 Publication Date February 08, 2007 Publisher Oxford University Press, USA Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description Buried in Treasures outlines a scientifically-based and effective program for helping compulsive hoarders dig their way out of the clutter and chaos of their homes. Discover the reasons for your problems with acquiring, saving, and hoarding, and learn new ways of thinking about your possessions so you can accurately identify those things you really need and those you can do without. Learn to recognize the 'bad guys' that maintain your hoarding behavior and meet the 'good guys' who will motivate you and put you on the path to change. Features of this book include: -Self-assessments to determine the severity of the problem -Tips and tools for organizing your possessions and filing your paperwork -Strategies for changing unhelpful beliefs about your possessions -Behavioral experiments to reduce your fear of anxiety and fear of discarding. 'I would recommend this book to treatment providers, professional organizers and the compulsive hoarder. This book, if used properly, will guide the reader to clutter-free living!' -Patricia B. Perkins, JD, Executive Director, OC Foundation, Inc. 'The world's leading experts on compulsive acquiring, hoarding and saving have presented their proven, step-by-step treatment in a practical, easy-to-understand format that will be useful to anyone who hoards, as well as any professional who treats this problem. If you are looking for ways to clear your clutter, you need to read this book now!' -Martin M. Antony, Ph.D., ABPP, Professor, Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Author, When Perfect Isn't Good Enough '...[the authors] have been leading the way in documenting characteristics of sufferers and how to treat the condition...an excellent guide for therapists who have only limited experience in treating hoarding, as well as for those who treat other subtypes of OCD but not necessarily hoarding.'--Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 'There are a fair number of self-help books out there on aspects of OCD. Buried in Treasures is among the best of them. People with a hoarding problem should definitely find value in this book. It also belongs on the shelf of many mental health providers because whatever population one is working with will have its share of individuals with this problem. I hope that, in future, the authors may bring their knowledge, experience, and excellent writing skills to additional self-help books on aspects of OCD.'--PsycCRITIQUES Buried in Treasures outlines a scientifically-based and effective program for helping compulsive hoarders dig their way out of the clutter and chaos of their homes. Discover the reasons for your problems with acquiring, saving, and hoarding, and learn new ways of thinking about your possessions so you can accurately identify those things you really need and those you can do without. Learn to recognize the 'bad guys' that maintain your hoarding behavior and meet the 'good guys' who will motivate you and put you on the path to change. Features of this book include: -Self-assessments to determine the severity of the problem -Tips and tools for organizing your possessions and filing your paperwork -Strategies for changing unhelpful beliefs about your possessions -Behavioral experiments to reduce your fear of anxiety and fear of discarding. David F. Tolin, Ph.D. is the founder and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at The Institute of Living, in Hartford, Connecticut. A leading authority on compulsive disorders, he has been interviewed for The New York Times and the Associated Press, and has been a recurrent guest on The Today Show, Good Morning America, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Randy O. Frost, Ph.D. is the Harold Edward and Elsa Siipola Israel Professor of Psychology at Smith College. He is co-editor of the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (OCF) website on hoarding. The leading authority on compulsive hoarding, he has been interviewed for The New York Times, Newsweek, and National Public Radio, and has appeared on ABC 20/20 Downtown, Good Morning America, and Dateline. Gail Steketee, Ph.D. is Professor at the Boston University School of Social Work. Her recent research, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, focuses on diagnostic and personality aspects of compulsive hoarding and on effective treatments. She and Dr. Frost have written the manual for mental health clinicians who treat hoarding problems. Customers who bought this item also bought It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff Compulsive Hoarding and Acquiring: Workbook (C Ttw T Treatments That Work) Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding: Why You Save & How You Can Stop (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) Making Peace with the Things in Your Life: Why Your Papers, Books, Clothes, and Other Possessions Keep Overwhelming You and What to Do About It Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?: An Easy Plan for Losing Weight and Living More Customer Reviews for: Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding Rating - Comprehensive Guide Well researched and professionally presented. I don't feel it's the complete answer for recovery from this obsessive-compulsory behavior; but it would be helpful in conjunction with other supports. Rating - Very Little and Poorly Padded First, there is so much more to say about the topic of hoarding and how to overcome it. The book could have been better if it had contained more text and fewer blank pages disguising themselves as workbook pages. Anybody, not only a hoarder, certainly has their own blank paper around to house that they could use as worksheets. The publisher does not need to provide it for us and charge for it. Secondly, the book says what it has to say then repeats virtually all the same things! Third (thirdly?) the person who ... Read More Rating - Original Insights I've read a lot of books about getting organized--enough to stop. This book was recommended on the NACBT forum and I found it to be very worthwhile reading. Rating - Excellent Book to give to Hoarders This is a very respectful book and can help a hoarder come to terms with his or her problem. It explains why people hoard and how they can begin to do something about it. Rating - Tired of piles? This book can help This book has examples and advice for people with serious hoarding problems but the advice and exercises are helpful for those with more mild cluttering problems. Both my wife and I read the book and found ourselves energized to clear our space. It covers some of the reasons to be motivated to clear your space and some of the not so obvious roadblocks that get in your way. For example, are you a perfectionist about where everything should be and how it should be disposed? This can cause you to end up with piles to go to right ... Read More see more reviews See all books by author David F. Tolin, Randy O. Frost, Gail Steketee

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